UDA Weekly Update

September 24, 2017

Back to School Picnic

UDA students, families, and staff enjoyed a fun-filled afternoon together at Golden Hill Park last weekend. It was great to see both new and returning families and staff come out to celebrate the new school year!

Save the Date

On Wednesday, October 18, from 5:30pm-7:00pm, we will be hosting our first family night: Math Night! Families will be informed about the work UDA teachers have been engaging in since the summer specifically around math, including: strategies, UDA's approach and programs to help support students both in school and at home. We look forward to seeing you all. Please RSVP here.

Fall Festival

UDA’s Fall Festival will be held on October 20 from 5-8pm at UDA. Thank you to the festival Co-chairs: Rosemarie Sanchez and Cassandra Smith for getting our 10th annual Fall Festival up and running! UDA is looking for volunteers to help with the following:

Coordinate a classroom booth

Help with the
Haunted House

Take a shift during the event

Help with set-up/take-down

Please email rosemarie_saad@hotmail.com or CassandraSmith1982@outlook.com if you are able to help.

Hepatitis A Precautionary Measures

UDA is continuing to take proactive steps to ensure the health and safety of our students. Staff are taking extra precautions to ensure students are washing their hands and sanitizing lunch tables after each session, and mountable hand sanitizer pumps have been installed in each classroom. Yesterday, the parking lot was power washed and disinfected, and regular power washing has been scheduled. In addition, the outside perimeter of the building will be disinfected regularly. Please continue to talk to your children at home to discuss and reinforce proper hygiene techniques.

Hepatitis A Free Vaccination Clinic

In order to combat the spread of Hepatitis A, the San Diego County’s Health and Human Services Agency is offering free Hepatitis A testing and vaccinations at Central Library (330 Park Blvd, 92101). They are also offering free flu shots and a limited supply of hygiene kits available for free public distribution upon request. The Hepatitis A vaccine is not a school requirement for the state of California, so if your child has not received the vaccine, parents should strongly consider this option. The clinic is open from 2:00-5:00pm on the 2nd floor of the library (Room 222) on October
17, November 21, and December 19. Hepatitis A immunizations are also readily available at local CVS Minute Clinics (and probably other locations throughout San Diego - check with your healthcare provider). Given the serious outbreak of Hepatitis A in our immediate community, we strongly urge all of our families to ensure everyone is vaccinated right away.

Livescan at UDA

Livescan services will be offered on site again at the next coffee social on Friday, October 6 for $57. If you plan on volunteering at UDA, a completed livescan is one of the requirements. Livescans will be conducted from 8-10:30am in the Hive, and appointments are available in 10 minute increments. You may call the main line or stop by the UDA front office to book your appointment.

Please bring a driver’s license or US passport, along with a credit/debit card or cash. Checks will NOT be accepted. Livescan forms will be available on site.

IDEATE Informational Event

IDEATE is hosting an informational event for UDA 8th grade students and their parents on Wednesday, September 27 from 1-2pm. As an Urban Discovery Academy student, your child has priority acceptance that bypasses the lottery system for IDEATE High Academy. As you begin to consider your student's high school experience, you are invited to get a firsthand view of IDEATE High in action. This is an exclusive event for UDA 8th grade parents who would like to see what a school day at IDEATE is like. Interested families should RSVP here. Additionally, families will also have the opportunity to visit IDEATE on October 4 during the school day. Information regarding the October event will be shared soon.

Volleyball Games

All volleyball games will be played in the gym at St Paul's Lutheran School at 1376 Felspar St, San Diego, CA 92109.

Tuesday, September 26:
A team ( 7th/8th) at 4pm

B team (5th/6th) at 5p

Performing Arts

Mr. Baldan is looking to create a small theater lighting display along with a costume and prop collection. If you are able to help with carpentry or electrics, please reach out to him at bbaldan@urbansd.com. Costume donations of any variety may be dropped off at the Stage. Thank you!

Visual Arts

Kinder artists designed robots and learned to paint with aqua brushes and watercolors.

Kinder & Fourth

Students in kindergarten and 4th grade have been meeting weekly to read together. Both grades are enjoying learning about the other, and the older students are especially enjoying taking on a mentorship role with the little ones. This past week, the students tapped into their artsy sides and had fun drawing sketches of one another.

Seventh Grade

Seventh grade students went on their first field trip to the Writerz Blok, a graffiti park, to explore how artists express their identity and their stories through artwork and graffiti!

A Message from Network Parents

Dine-Out Social

Skip the cooking and cleaning for one night, and build community with other UDA families instead! Download thisflyer to share with your co-workers, neighbors, friends, and family. Dine-outs are social events for our UDA communities; any proceeds made will be donated to the UDA Foundation.

Tuesday September 26th

11 AM - 9:00 PM

Mountain
Mike's

3089 Clairemont Drive

San Diego, CA 92117

Volunteers

The Parent Network is looking to recruit volunteers to help support UDA's enrichment teachers and to fill a few Network positions. If you are artsy, into engineering, can speak Spanish, or just have an extra hour or so and want to help out, please check out this sign up and add your name!

"Coffee Talk" Every
Friday

Come chat and make connections with other UDA families while sipping on your morning cup of coffee. Coffee will be available in the parking lot from 7:30am-8:30am every Friday, except on Stellar Student Award dates. Coffee is free, and donations are accepted! The next Coffee Talk Friday will be held on September 29.

Annual Fund

We hope you have had the time to consider giving to our Annual Fund. We have received a handful of donations so far; thank you so much for the generous contributions for our classrooms! To contribute to our Annual Fund, please drop off your yellow envelope that was distributed at Back to School Night to the UDA front office or follow this link: Annual Fund to Support UDA & Ideate. Your
contributions will help ensure adequate support for classroom projects, field trips, and enrichment programming this year.

Reporting Absences

Please remember to report student absences by 9:00 am on the day of your child’s absence. To report an absence, you may call the main line at 619-788-4668 and press option #2 to leave a message, or you may send an email to attendance@urbansd.com. All absences must be reported with a voicemail recording or email.